North Korea vessels
Voydar tracks 31 vessels sailing under the North Korea flag. The fleet's average age is 40 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 168,505. 28 North Korea-flagged vessels currently appear on the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register.
What is a flag of convenience?Sources: live AIS, USCG PSIX inspections (public domain), OFAC SDN list, UK Sanctions List (OGL v3), Canadian autonomous sanctions list (OGL – Canada). Free on Voydar.
North Korea flag: fleet in world statistics
UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the North Korea flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Voydar's own tracking.
- 289
- Ships registered (2026)
- 1.3 million dwt
- Deadweight tonnage
- 0.05% of world dwt
- Share of world fleet
- 35.5 years
- Average age
North Korea: trade and connectivity
- 3.4 (rank 180; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
- Liner shipping connectivity, 4 2012
Fleet composition
Recently active North Korea vessels
SP1IMO 8829555Cargo · Class A- Goo RyongIMO 8201870ship
- Kang GyeIMO 8829593Cargo ship
- Hapjanggang 6IMO 9066540Cargo ship
- Paek MaIMO 9066978Oil tanker
- Chong Rim 2IMO 8916293ship
- Nam Dae ChonIMO 9138680Bulk carrier
- Pyol OIMO 9159787Cargo ship
- Jang GyongIMO 8203933ship
- Hwa SongIMO 8217685ship
- Chong BongIMO 8909575Cargo ship
- Ryon Hwa 3IMO 8312227ship
- Ryong RimIMO 8018912Bulk carrier
- Ji Hye SanIMO 8018900Bulk carrier
- Yu Song 7IMO 8400854Cargo ship
- Woory StarIMO 8408595ship
- Chong UnIMO 8703933Cargo ship
- Chon Myong 1IMO 8712362Oil tanker
- Myong San 1IMO 7632955ship
- Tan ChonIMO 7640378ship
- Chong Chon GangIMO 7937317Bulk carrier
- Sam Jong 1IMO 8405311ship
- Chong AmIMO 8405402ship
- Chol Bong SanIMO 8713457Cargo ship
- Kang Nam 1IMO 8922436ship
- Thae Phyong SanIMO 9009085Cargo ship
- Rung Ra 2IMO 9020534Cargo ship
- Oriental TreasureIMO 9115028Cargo ship
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